Archive for July 2017

More at… http://www.caregiverstress.com/geriatric-professional-resources/professional-development/understanding-the-unique-stressors-of-working-caregiverscanada/ As a New York Times article recently noted, the best healthcare insurance in the U.S. might be “daughter care.” That is: having a healthy daughter who can tend to your needs in older age. The Times article built upon research on dementia caregiving published in the journal Neurology, which said,… Read More

More at… https://starlightcaregivers.com/blog/why-not-to-leave-too-much-to-your-grown-kids/ (This provocative article is adapted from the new book, Entitlemania, by Richard Watts.) Somewhere in our DNA as parents, we believe it is an act of love, generosity, or for some, contrition, to leave our children an inheritance after we die. And the more money we leave, we think, the better! But d… Read More

More at… http://www.aarp.org/home-family/caregiving/info-2017/home-based-palliative-care-fd.html More families are seeking home-based palliative care options to help improve
the quality of life for sick patients, before entering hospice care…. Read More

More at… https://alzfdn.org/william-glass-walk-atlanta-washington-d-c-spread-alzheimers-awareness/

NEW YORK (June 29, 2017) — Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative disorder that affects more than 5 million Americans, and their families and caregivers.  William Glass, who is originally from the Chicago area, and currently lives in Atlanta, has decided to raise awareness of this “national… Read More

More at… https://starlightcaregivers.com/blog/why-not-to-leave-too-much-to-your-grown-kids/ (This provocative article is adapted from the new book, Entitlemania, by Richard Watts.) Somewhere in our DNA as parents, we believe it is an act of love, generosity, or for some, contrition, to leave our children an inheritance after we die. And the more money we leave, we think, the better! But d… Read More